Wrapping up the day at Tradition

Everyone liked seeing Johan Santana break out his changeup.
"It was nice to see him use his changeup a little bit more," manager Willie Randolph said. "And it's not that he has to in spring training, but you see how devastating the pitch can be when he's throwing it right."
For once, the ace was actually overshadowed by the torrent of Mets injury news coming out of camp.

In other news, Duaner Sanchez has no set schedule when he pitches. Because he hasn't been in games in a year and a half, it's taking him longer to recover between starts than for other relievers. Randolph said by the time the season starts Sanchez won't need extra rest, but it might take him longer than spring training to be ready to join the team.
"We're hoping he'll build it up enough to where he can leave with us," Randolph said, "but if not, when he does come with us, he'll be ready to go."

The coaches are all encouraged by what they saw out of El Duque today, or at least that's the party line. No one is expressing concern that the 42-year-old (estimated) pitcher has been doing it the same way for his whole career, or that not having his high leg kick will prevent him from deceiving hitters.
"He'll find a way," Randolph said. "His stuff is what he does with it."